different between noose vs hoose

English

Alternative forms

• nooze (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English nose, probably from Old French nos or Old Occitan nous, nos, nominative singular or accusative plural of nou (“knot”). Cognate with French nœud (“knot”), Portuguese nó (“knot”) and Spanish nudo (“knot”). Compare node and knot.

Pronunciation

• enPR: noo?s, IPA^(key): /nu?s/
• Rhymes: -u?s

Noun

noose (plural nooses)

1. An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.

Derived terms

• hangman's noose

Translations

Verb

noose (third-person singular simple present nooses, present participle noosing, simple past and past participle noosed)

1. (transitive) To tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare.

Anagrams

• osone, soone

Middle English

Noun

noose (plural nooses)

1. Alternative form of nose

English

Etymology

From a dialectal spelling of house, from Middle English hous, hus, from Old English h?s (“dwelling, shelter, house”), from Proto-Germanic *h?s? (“house”). Compare Scots hoose.

Pronunciation

• enPR: hoo?s, IPA^(key): /hu?s/
• Rhymes: -u?s

Noun

hoose (plural hooses)

1. (Northumbria and Scotland) house

References

• Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, ?ISBN
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]
• Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [2]

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English hose.

Noun

hoose

1. Alternative form of hose

Etymology 2

From Old English *h?rs, variant of h?s.

Adjective

hoose

1. Alternative form of hos

Noun

hoose

1. Alternative form of hos

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English hous, hus, from Old English h?s (“dwelling, shelter, house”), from Proto-Germanic *h?s?, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hus/

Noun

hoose (plural hooses)

1. house